Updated December 02, 2022 by the Eyewitness News Data Team

Eyewitness News is tracking crime and safety across New York City and in your neighborhood.

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Auto Thefts This Year
12,297

Year To Date
Through November 27

Auto Thefts Last Year
9,339

Year To Date
Same Period in 2021

Auto Theft Rate
151.9

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Auto Theft Rate
94.2

Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2021


Motor vehicle thefts so far this year are trending up 31.7% compared to the same time period in 2021.

However, the auto theft rate over the last 12 months is up when compared to the annual average over the last three years, and the frequency of vehicles being reported stolen remains higher than it was before the pandemic.

The city is averaging 257 stolen vehicles a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 104 a week.

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood.

ABC7’s data team looked at the New York Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through November 27.

A closer look at vehicle thefts by neighborhood

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the auto theft rate over the last 12 months. Darker blue areas are neighborhoods where the rate is higher than the citywide rate.

You can click any neighborhood to see detailed numbers or the buttons at the bottom of the map to switch between numbers and rates. You can search for a street, place, landmark or zip code to zoom to that location.







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